207RS0010X — Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician

207RS0010X is the NUCC provider taxonomy code for Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician, a specialization within Internal Medicine (individual providers). 485 providers in our latest NPPES snapshot list it as their primary taxonomy.

Taxonomy code	207RS0010X
Display name	Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
Grouping	Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification	Internal Medicine
Specialization	Sports Medicine
Section	Individual
Directory	Internal Medicine provider directory

Definition

An internist trained to be responsible for continuous care in the field of sports medicine, not only for the enhancement of health and fitness, but also for the prevention of injury and illness. A sports medicine physician must have knowledge and experience in the promotion of wellness and the prevention of injury. Knowledge about special areas of medicine such as exercise physiology, biomechanics, nutrition, psychology, physical rehabilitation, epidemiology, physical evaluation, injuries (treatment and prevention and referral practice) and the role of exercise in promoting a healthy lifestyle are essential to the practice of sports medicine. The sports medicine physician requires special education to provide the knowledge to improve the healthcare of the individual.

Definition from the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set.

Related taxonomy codes

207R00000X — Internal Medicine Physician
207RA0401X — Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician (Internal Medicine)
207RA0000X — Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician (Internal Medicine)
207RA0002X — Adult Congenital Heart Disease Physician (Internal Medicine)
207RA0001X — Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician (Internal Medicine)
207RA0201X — Allergy & Immunology (Internal Medicine) Physician (Internal Medicine)
207RC0000X — Cardiovascular Disease Physician (Internal Medicine)
207RI0001X — Clinical & Laboratory Immunology (Internal Medicine) Physician (Internal Medicine)

Frequently asked questions

What does taxonomy code 207RS0010X mean?

207RS0010X is the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy code for Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician, a specialization of Internal Medicine in the "Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians" grouping. It classifies individual providers.

Where is the taxonomy code used?

Providers select a taxonomy code when applying for an NPI, and it appears on insurance claims (CMS-1500 box 33b / 837 electronic claims) to identify the provider's classification. Payers may require the taxonomy that matches your credential and license.

How do I find providers with taxonomy 207RS0010X?

Browse the Internal Medicine directory, or use the NPI search and filter by state.

Source: CMS NPPES (public data). Snapshot 2026-07-09.